Banquet Captain – Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC | Apply by May 8, 2025
POSITION SUMMARY
Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC is a subsidiary of First Americans Museum with the goal of driving First American Museum’s mission within food and beverage services. The Banquet Captain plays a key role in the operations of events. The Banquet Captain is responsible for assisting with the overseeing of set-up and tear down of equipment, seating, buffets, serving and other items during events. The Banquet Captain is skilled and knowledgeable in the areas of catering and buffets, food handling and customer service. The Banquet Captain maintains high standards of quality in this role.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Is knowledgeable of catering equipment and supplies.
- Provides outstanding customer service.
- Efficiently and correctly sets up catering equipment including food displays, food warmers, utensils, tables, etc.
- Assist in setting up banquet functions including, but not limited to, linens, dishes, glassware and silverware to company standards.
- Effectively directs catering servers.
- Coordinates with Banquet Sous Chef and Catering kitchen staff for clear direction and knowledge of food allergies and special requests to catering servers.
- Restock salt, pepper, sugars, creamer, condiments and napkins.
- Place/replace tableware and linens as necessary.
- Help polish glassware, plates, silverware, catering equipment and put away in designated catering areas.
- Maintain sanitation, health, and safety standards in work areas by utilizing proper sanitation and safety procedures and techniques.
- Assists guests with serving themselves at buffet, if needed.
- Ensures that buffet areas are properly stored with necessary supplies.
- Properly maintains catering equipment when setting up, taking down or not in use.
- Make guests feel comfortable and welcome.
- Manage complaints or problems with a positive attitude alongside management.
- Assists and collaborates with servers and kitchen staff as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- High school diploma or GED equivalent
- 2-5 years of catering experience preferred
- Oklahoma ABLE Bartending License required
- Ability to provide exceptional customer service
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work well in a team setting
- Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required
SUPERVISION:
The Banquet Captain reports to the General Manager and Events & Catering Manager.
GUIDELINES:
The Catering Banquet Captain is to adhere to the policies and ethics of Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC at all times and ask for assistance on any matters or answers to any questions not covered by this job description.
SERVICE:
The Catering Banquet Captain provides services to provide high quality and efficient event service at Thirty Nine Restaurant. Responds promptly to needs of the restaurant. Meets commitments.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
ETHICS:
Treats people with respect. Keeps commitments. Inspires the trust of others. Works with integrity and ethically. Upholds organizational values.
JUDGEMENT:
Displays willingness to make decisions. Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in decision-making process. Makes timely decisions.
PLANNING/ORGANIZING:
Prioritizes and plans work activities. Uses time efficiently. Plans for additional resources. Sets goals and objectives. Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks. Develops realistic action plans.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
All offers of employment are contingent on your successful completion (where permitted by state law) of a confidentiality agreement and background check.
We Are Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC
One Place, Many Nations
In one place, visitors experience the collective histories of 39 distinctive First American Nations in Oklahoma today. Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC shares the cultural diversity, history, and contributions of the First Americans.
Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC Land and Peoples Acknowledgement
Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC honors the ancestors who lived here before it was Oklahoma.
We honor the indigenous people who inhabited these lands before the United States was established. They include the Apache, Caddo, Tonkawa, and Wichita. We also honor those tribes who have a historical relationship to this region, including the Comanche, Kiowa, Osage and Quapaw. We acknowledge the Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole who were once assigned the land upon which Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC resides.
Today, 39 distinct tribal nations reside in Oklahoma. We are as diverse culturally and linguistically as the nations on the European continent.
We are not in Oklahoma by choice. Many of our peoples were forcibly removed and relocated from the far reaches of the contiguous United States. After nearly 200 years, our histories and cultural lifeways are now interwoven into this landscape.
The Choctaw people call this land Okla Homma. Okla Homma means “red people,” the place we now call home.
Our National Story
Only a few tribal Nations were indigenous to what is now the State of Oklahoma. All others were removed from homelands across the contiguous U.S. to Indian Territory. In 1907 Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the union. The state’s name comes from two Choctaw words “Okla” and “Homma” meaning Red People.
Our Mission
To serve as a dynamic center promoting awareness and educating the broader public about the unique cultures, diversity, history, contributions, and resilience of the First American Nations in Oklahoma today.
Our Core Values
RESPECT
Acknowledge and celebrate the worth of all peoples.
RECIPROCITY
Promote the mutual exchange of knowledge, ideas, and perspectives.
RELATIONSHIPS
Strengthen connections with our local, regional, and global communities.
RESPONSIBILITY
Educate the broader public and foster truth-telling.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Dexterity enough to use a keyboard and telephone; occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling up to 50 pounds; may be subject to extended periods of walking, standing, sitting, reaching, balancing, bending, kneeling, handling, feeling, climbing, and twisting; and vision, speech, and hearing sufficient to perform the essential tasks. The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must have complete knowledge of P.O.S. and manual systems. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Thirty Nine Enterprises, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.